Found this article on Google News, speculation that Crohns might be caused by a
bacteria:
More info available at: [Forbes.com][1]
[1]: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2004/09/16/hscout521266.html ... Read Full Article

I found this article earlier this year, it has some very interesting comments on
personal health in a modern society. "What do obesity, the 'time crunch' and
buyer's remorse all have in common? Well, they're problems of wealthier
societies" Read the [full article at msnbc.com][1].
[1]: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/452 ... Read Full Article

From an [article][1] over at washingtonpost.com
"STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- A new Swedish study suggests that people who use a mobile
phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare
benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone."
I don't know about you but u ... Read Full Article

More [articles][1] from slashdot:
*"WebMD is reporting on a [ new vaccine][2] which has had an incredible effect
in clinical trials. The vaccine, composed of human dendrites holding dead HIV
viruses, has dropped test patients' viral load by up to 90% in one year. Could
this be it?"*
[1]: http://science.slashdot.org ... Read Full Article

An interesting article from google news:
BOSTON - Costly illnesses trigger about half of personal bankruptcies, and
health insurance offers no protection against ending up penniless, according to
findings from a Harvard University study to be released Wednesday.
Full article [here.][1]
[1]: http://www.sptimes.c ... Read Full Article

From article over at slashdot.org:
[http://science.slashdot.org/science/05/03/07/129248.shtml?tid=187&tid=14
][1]
XopherMV writes *"A study by Lai and Singh, published in a 1995 issue of
[Bioelectromagnetics][2], found an increase in damaged DNA in the brain cells of
rats after a single two-hour exposure ... Read Full Article

According to an article over at abcnews
"Scientists are excited about a vitamin again. But unlike fads that sizzled
and fizzled, the evidence this time is strong and keeps growing. If it bears
out, it will challenge one of medicine's most fundamental beliefs: that people
need to coat themselves with sunscreen ... Read Full Article

Very interesting article in the New York Times:
"Recent studies suggest that stress, especially early in life, can cause
chronic GI diseases, at least in animals."
You can read the full article: [The *Other* Brain Also Deals With Many Woes][1]
[1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/health/23gut.ht ... Read Full Article

It seems that more and more often these days hard science and new age flakiness
seem to be meeting in the middle space between their commonly separate poles of
reality.
According to theories presented in this [article][1], our internal wiring takes
a long time to catch up with our environment. Because of this,¬† ... Read Full Article

A recent study showed that people being treated for bipolar disorders often
[did better with "social rythm therapy" than they did with talk
therapy.][1]
This study is another in an ever increasing line that seems to indicate that
bodies heal from mental or physical difficulties much faster and more
effi ... Read Full Article

As reported in Science Daily:
"While the study's authors note their results are only applicable to those
considered obese, the implications may be useful for all sufferers of GI
dysfunction."
You can read the [full article here][1].
In my own case, despite being far from obese, exercise and oth ... Read Full Article

According to an article on WashingtonPost.com:
"Beyond leaving people bleary-eyed, clutching a Starbucks cup and dozing
off at afternoon meetings, failing to get enough sleep or sleeping at odd hours
heightens the risk for a variety of major illnesses, including cancer, heart
disease, diabetes and obesity, re ... Read Full Article

As reported by ScienceDaily.com:
"Researchers at The University of Manchester funded by the Fungal
[Research][1] Trust have
discovered millions of fungal spores right under our noses -- in our
[pillows"][1]
Read the [full article here][2].
[1]: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/0 ... Read Full Article

From sciencedaily:
"Recent findings show that work-related burnout can lead to inflammatory
processes, which plays a key role in the initiation and progression of
[cardiovascular
disease][1] and other inflammatory-linked illness. Now, researchers find
evidence that men and women differ in their inflammatory ... Read Full Article

Not that this should be too surprising to those that might have been following
this somewhat arcane topic, but: it turns out that antibacterial soaps are no
more effective than plain old regular soap and water in removing bacteria from
the hands.
On top of that, the overuse of the antibacterial chemicals in the s ... Read Full Article

According to science daily:
"A diarrhea-causing germ that once contained in hospital patients has
become widespread in the United States -- sometimes fatal, health officials
said."
Hmm. A bacteria that is kept in check except when antibiotics are used ....
Read the [entire article at scienceda ... Read Full Article

As reported by the Washington Post:
"Coffee and tea may reduce the risk of serious liver damage in people who
drink too much alcohol, are overweight or have too much iron in the blood,
researchers reported yesterday."
You can read the [full article at the post][1].
[1]: http://www.washingtonpost.c ... Read Full Article

So I have been trying to replace the vintage 900mhz analog bagphone I've been
using since the late 80's.
The general idea is I want to be able to stay on top of the business and servers
while I'm out. Over the last 2 weeks I've tried 3 different PDA/Cellphone
gadgets including the Cingular HP hw6515, the Verizon ... Read Full Article

As reported by the Washington Post:
"This may well be another consequence of our use of antibiotics," said
John G. Bartlett, an infectious-disease expert at Johns Hopkins University in
Baltimore. "It's another example of an organism that all of a sudden has
gotten a lot meaner and nastier."
... Read Full Article

A very disturbing article from the Washington Post:
"Catfish from Maryland's South River have a skin cancer rate as high as any
found in the nation and the second-highest liver cancer rate in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed, and both are probably caused by polluted runoff, a study released
yesterday says." ... Read Full Article

As reported by that Washington Post:
"The virus, closely related to one previously found only in mice, was found
in cancerous prostates removed from men with a certain genetic defect. The
researchers, with the University of California, San Francisco and the Cleveland
Clinic, warn that they have not discovered ... Read Full Article

A disturbing article from UPI:
"The fact the Texas cow showed up fairly clearly implied the existence of
other undetected cases," Dr. Paul Brown, former medical director of the
National Institutes of Health's Laboratory for Central Nervous System Studies
and an expert on mad cow-like diseases, told Unite ... Read Full Article

As reported on slashdot:
*"Good news for those who like both coffee and alcohol. In a recent study
of more than 125,000 people an Oakland, CA medical team found that consuming
coffee seems to help [protect against alcoholic cirrhosis][1]. The study was
done based on people enrolled in a private northern Calif ... Read Full Article